Dawn N. Ericson is a natural history artist, designer, and co-founder of Manta Publications. Dawn's work is focused on natural science publications featuring both marine and terrestrial wildlife.
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Since 1993, Dawn Navarro Ericson has produced numerous natural science editorials. For six years she worked with writer Robert E. Snodgrass (Curator of Fishes for the Birch Aquarium, SCRIPPS at UCSD) on a syndicated newspaper column for THE LOS ANGELES TIMES titled
OCEAN ENCOUNTERS a graphic & text factoid on world-wide marine life and the ocean environment. OE was distributed to over 110 newspapers and 29 magazines worldwide. As a team, Dawn and Robert collaborated as MANTA Publication, specializing in natural history and science posters and books.
The new series NATURE UNFOLDING (2010 - 2022), published by MANTA PUBLICATIONS, coalesce science, literature and vivid imagery to inspire a deeper connection with nature. Each field guide is written, edited and illustrated by a team of leading California and world professionals including marine biologists, oceanographers, marine ecologists, environmental scientists, naturalists and with partnership institutions: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, NOAA, Channel Islands National Parks and Blue Ocean Institute, Santa Monica Mountains National Parks, City of Malibu and WISHTOYO Foundation.
2020 MALIBU NIGHTLIFE, NATURE UNFOLDING is the14th in this science guide series. It was produced for the City of Malibu, with the International Dark Sky as a co-sponsor.
Dawn has received illustration and publishing accolades, assignments and grants for environmental-educational projects from: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Blue Ocean Institute, Channel Islands National Park, Western National Park Ass., Hewlett Packard Foundation, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission; 2003 and 2006 Pie Grant, Sea Grant, California Science Center, Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, Los Angeles Audubon, PADDI, Santa Monica/Malibu Schools District, The Los Angeles Unified School District, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Santa Diego Zoo, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, The Los Angeles Times, Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach and Celebrity Cruises and as ARTIST in RESIDENT for the Santa Monica Mountains National Park (2015) and (2022) City of Malibu Grant for Dark Sky.
